tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post555114757141255706..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Lost 5.03: JugheadNikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-62456980234339152732009-06-01T12:42:36.105-04:002009-06-01T12:42:36.105-04:00@Anon: Just curious. What's the logic leading you ...<B>@Anon:</B> Just curious. What's the logic leading you to conclude Thomas is from the island?Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-12042055573744067592009-06-01T11:57:50.782-04:002009-06-01T11:57:50.782-04:00re: aaron's dad
just a guess, but thomas came fro...re: aaron's dad<br /><br />just a guess, but thomas came from the island -- super sperm count vs. birth control pills. still, bc pills are 99.9 percent effective against ovulation, without human error or taking antibiotics. if claire was telling the truth, she's either duped/preg by thomas -- or aaron is jacob, or jacob's son. thomas does look like ben (but then radinsky looks like#s guy in santa rosa, and darlton said they weren't same people) -- but could also be Widmore's son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-31430620410574837362009-03-12T07:43:00.000-04:002009-03-12T07:43:00.000-04:00I guess we also now know where the US military kni...I guess we also now know where the US military knife Ana Lucia and Goodwin were talking about in "The Other 48 Days" came from.Hisham Fahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988963046927955555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-69725604700402614112009-02-04T01:19:00.000-05:002009-02-04T01:19:00.000-05:00I liked Le Petit Prince when I read it, but our Fr...I liked <I>Le Petit Prince</I> when I read it, but our French teacher quickly ruined it for those of us who didn't want to über-over-interpret it. (I'm outside Philadelphia, not in Canada... well, okay, Canada is outside Philadelphia, but I'm much closer to Philadelphia than Canada.)<BR/><BR/>Maybe the island was originally his asteroid?Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-76105491762662156412009-02-03T20:47:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:47:00.000-05:00Sadly for many young children in Quebec, they don'...Sadly for many young children in Quebec, they don't get to it until later in life. It's one book that the education system probably thought was in everyone home library already.<BR/>Even in my case, I had not read it until some time in secondary school, though many of my schoolmates had.<BR/><BR/>I really think it can be a fun adventure story for young children to read, and it can put on new new clothes with every new read later in life.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-7097508598150169792009-02-03T20:36:00.000-05:002009-02-03T20:36:00.000-05:00Benny: Sorry, that's what I meant, that in French ...Benny: Sorry, that's what I meant, that in French classes in English-Canada you take it in high school. I love that book. You didn't have to do it in Quebec? I loved going to Paris because they had Petit Prince stuff everywhere. I bought a little Prince and renard and they sit next to my bed. :)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-46117819012578709192009-02-03T17:42:00.000-05:002009-02-03T17:42:00.000-05:00Nikki: It wasn't required reading in my French cla...Nikki: It wasn't required reading in my French classes. Maybe it's just required in French classes for English-Canadians? I still read it nonetheless!<BR/><BR/>I'm actually excited to see any similarities between the book and the episode, though I might have to brush up!Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-91229439317717750372009-02-03T09:53:00.000-05:002009-02-03T09:53:00.000-05:00redeem: We see them wearing wedding rings when Des...redeem: We see them wearing wedding rings when Desmond wakes up with the new memory of Daniel. But even if they weren't, I have some friends who aren't married but have children, and the children have the father's name.<BR/><BR/>Benny: Le petit prince is required reading for all Canadians in French courses (and is one of my all-time favourite books) so I already had that prepared to talk about! :)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-16210910874744620652009-02-03T04:37:00.000-05:002009-02-03T04:37:00.000-05:00Unless Penny and Desmond are married (were they we...Unless Penny and Desmond are married (were they wearing rings?) the baby's last name would be Widmore, unless they chose to name him otherwise. Does the little guy even have a birth certificate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-13270274834470317272009-02-02T22:33:00.000-05:002009-02-02T22:33:00.000-05:00I see it too, but it could simply be explained by ...I see it too, but it could simply be explained by a glitch or something up in the hills during shooting. There was something similar in season 1 or two where we saw someone walking in the background and it turned out to be a climber who got caught in the shot.<BR/><BR/>When Ellie changes her line of sight, I think she's more likely looking at the bomb since it's exactly when Dan points to it and says ".. right next to, what do you call this, a hydrogen bomb..."<BR/><BR/>The flash is definitely there, but from frame analysis, it's a line that would have to be of significant length. We may have to wait for confirmation.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-65844368914482866552009-02-02T22:10:00.000-05:002009-02-02T22:10:00.000-05:00i haven't read through all the messages, but did a...i haven't read through all the messages, but did anyone notice the flash behind faraday?<BR/><BR/>in the scene with faraday and ellie at the bomb site, about a minute before sawyer comes out of the jungle, there is a small flash (so small that it may be visible only in hd) in the jungle on tha mountainside just over faraday's left shoulder. and in the shot of ellie a second later she looks off in the direction of the flash. it's very subtle, but it's definitely there.<BR/><BR/>reminds me of the signal ben used when he, hurley and locke were approaching the orchid.<BR/><BR/>very strange indeed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-42488215733498699762009-02-02T22:03:00.000-05:002009-02-02T22:03:00.000-05:00While awaiting this week's episode, here's a note:...While awaiting this week's episode, here's a note:<BR/><BR/>5x04: The Little Prince<BR/>Translation of a french children's book called <I>Le petit prince</I><BR/><BR/>From aceshowbiz.com: On other "Lost" news, executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse recently sat down with Dos Santos for a True/False question regarding the show. And the 'true' cases go to "We'll find out what Sawyer told Kate in the first half of the season", "There's some kind of romantic tension between Sawyer and Juliet" and "Mrs. Hawking is related to someone we already know".Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-73000258497426221132009-02-01T22:55:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:55:00.000-05:00@Wendy,A lot of unanswerable questions. Let me jus...@Wendy,<BR/>A lot of unanswerable questions. Let me just give comments to two statements.<BR/><BR/>First just a correction. 2005 less 20 years would be 1985, not 1995. It might change a few things in your comment. But note that Widmore has been funding Dan's research for 10 years. That would be 1995, just before Dan meets Desmond.<BR/><BR/>As for the submarine-church, some other blogs/sites/reviews/whatnots have pointed to a rarely mentioned off-island DHARMA station; this could explain the old-timey computer.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-92026483614914052612009-02-01T22:17:00.000-05:002009-02-01T22:17:00.000-05:00Some thoughts on Lost Ep 3Thanks for your wonderfu...Some thoughts on Lost Ep 3<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your wonderful wrap up, Nikki. And I've enjoyed reading all the comments. Lots of food for thought!<BR/><BR/>After having just watched the episode again I guess I am ready to believe that Ellie is Eloise (and thus Mrs. Hawking) but still not sure I believe she is Daniel's mother. <BR/><BR/>The clues point to Daniel being connected to Mrs. Hawking (Eloise the rat) but I don't see her and Widmore as a couple. There is a clear animosity between Other Ellie and Other Widmore.<BR/><BR/>Isn't Charlotte the one looking for her parents whom she believes were born on the Island (do I have that right?), so perhaps she is Widmore's daughter and she and Penny were switched at birth (!)<BR/>8~)<BR/><BR/>I guess I don't "want" Charles Widmore to be Daniel's father! I believe he funds Daniel's research for non-parental reasons.<BR/><BR/>So since Widmore was once an Other (born an Other?), I wonder how did he get off the island? Due to Ben? Via his own or Ben's (or someone's)<BR/>use of the FDW? Does he leave via submarine, then once off, cannot return? Questions upon questions!<BR/><BR/>We know he has been relentlessly pursuing a way back to the island, (Miles says for 20 years, so that would be since roughly 1995 - shortly before Desmond met Daniel at Oxford)<BR/><BR/>Where was Charles Widmore and what was he doing between 1954 and 1995?Was he present during the Dharma use of the island? (These are all meant as rhetorical, unless someone has answers I've missed. And I apologize if these are redundant - I have not read your books, Nikki.)<BR/><BR/>I am impressed with how "bad" Widmore seems at this early age. Arrogant, brutal and seemingly not well-liked by his comrades. Which brings me to a thought I've had for a long while, how can Penny be his daughter? Makes me wonder whether he "snatched her as a newborn from a crazy woman" like Ben did Alex.<BR/><BR/>Who is Penny's mother?<BR/><BR/>Also, just as it seems to Theresa's sister that Daniel is "bad" for leaving her this way, it also appears to Theresa's sister<BR/>that Widmore is "good" for keeping her alive, contrary to what we know of the two. And contrary to what Desmond knows, too. His poor, handsome head must be spinning, too.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and another thing - at the end of Episode 2 when we see Mrs. Hawking and her pendulum and old-timey computers, does it look to anyone like she's inside a submarine? There's a spiral staircase like the one Juliet climbed upon reaching the Island. Of course, the next shot is inside the church-like place with the candles and Ben but...?<BR/><BR/>Finally, in that same scene, I don't get much love between Mrs. Hawking and Ben. She may be helping<BR/>him, but she doesn't seem "in league" with him, like the butcher shop woman. Perhaps her greater motivation is to help Desmond, or the Lostaways or...perhaps she's just saving the world? <BR/><BR/>Daniel went to the states after Theresa got sick. To see his mother in LA? To recover from a nervous breakdown? Does he cry at the TV news of Oceanic 815 because he knows Charlotte is going to die there? We don't see the face of the person who notices him crying. Who is that going to turn out to be? Hmmmmm. <BR/><BR/>Can't wait till Wednesday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-23698350386421295932009-02-01T11:34:00.000-05:002009-02-01T11:34:00.000-05:00Re: Richard in eyeliner... LOLZ!!! I thought EXACT...Re: Richard in eyeliner... LOLZ!!! I thought EXACTLY the same thing, and was going to put that in my Any Questions section: "Was Richard wearing eyeliner or are Nestor Carbonells eyelids usually that dark? <BR/><BR/>And, um... yeah, I'm starting to think Alpert is kinda hot, too. It's why I insisted on a pic of him in the season 4 book. ;)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-83441461454181669282009-02-01T05:40:00.000-05:002009-02-01T05:40:00.000-05:00Me again - I've just watched 'Jughead' again and i...Me again - I've just watched 'Jughead' again and it has occurred to me that the scene at Theresa's house is very Dickensian. Her sister refers to her 'benefactor' and if you look at a screen cap of Theresa in bed she could almost be a Dickensian Heroine wasting away from consumption. Is this the writers deliberately reminding is of Desmond's favourite author?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-48462533973903775632009-02-01T02:07:00.000-05:002009-02-01T02:07:00.000-05:00I can't stop thinking about Richard's 'immortality...I can't stop thinking about Richard's 'immortality' (it's a displacement activity to avoid exam marking)<BR/><BR/>Have just read through all the theories here: http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Alpert/Theories<BR/><BR/>and none of them seem to make sense. I'm desperately hoping that no one has come close to the truth yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-37832744712591125522009-02-01T01:13:00.000-05:002009-02-01T01:13:00.000-05:00While we are talking about eyeliner... seems like ...While we are talking about eyeliner... seems like Nestor gets this a lot: http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/01/richard-alpert.html I found the timing of this particularly funny since my roommate and I were just discussing this last Wednesday. Looks like she won the debate ;)YolandaAshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299286197143406811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-10605638087355504202009-02-01T00:10:00.000-05:002009-02-01T00:10:00.000-05:00Nor if he was a really really old eye liner wearin...Nor if he was a really really old eye liner wearing immortal.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't say that it makes him sexy, but I'll do admits that he can pull it off quite well!Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-46354456344744344472009-01-31T23:52:00.000-05:002009-01-31T23:52:00.000-05:00Nikki - yes, I have seen the Tin Drum - many aeons...Nikki - yes, I have seen the Tin Drum - many aeons ago but it still sticks in my head the same way as 'Don't Look Now'<BR/><BR/>@Benny - I like the idea that Richard ages, just really really slowly. I guess, Richard Alpert wouldn't be so hot if he was a freaky eye liner wearing baby. Or is it just me that finds him kinda sexy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-32691152085387203892009-01-31T22:02:00.000-05:002009-01-31T22:02:00.000-05:00I honestly didn't think of the white shoe unti...I honestly didn't think of the white shoe until I saw the mobisode, so kudos to those who siezed upon it prior to that! <BR/><BR/>It does sort of set up the idea that the Island is capable of resurrecting people, which would seem to be important now that Locke's body is to be returned to the Island and Ben is dodging questions from Jack regarding whether Locke is truly dead. <BR/><BR/>And yeah, Darlton have said that Aaron is far more important than we ever thought, way back in interviews they gave in the first or second season, so I like the idea that Aaron could be Jacob!<BR/><BR/>And now that time travel has been explicitly added to the show rather than just hinted at, it confirms the time travel/time loop ideas that were generated way back when we found Adam & Eve and lends credence to the idea that they may be of the Lostaways. <BR/><BR/>Head asplodes!KeepingAwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805933064295248700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-25583983318967160582009-01-31T21:23:00.001-05:002009-01-31T21:23:00.001-05:00KeepingAwake: I've always thought it was the white...KeepingAwake: I've always thought it was the white tennis shoe, too, especially after that last mobisode. If that was the key to Christian (the man who's always in those shoes!) then I think that's the thing. I remember it being one of the very first things I ever noticed on the show... that single tennis shoe in the tree.<BR/><BR/>Ali Bags: Sounds like you sleep the same way I do the night after a show!! :)<BR/><BR/>Aaron as Jacob... wow, that would make a lot of sense! I like that a lot. <BR/><BR/>I've often wondered that about immortality, too. Then again, while my daughter is watching the cartoon Rolie Polie Olie, about this little family of robots, I've never been able to figure out why there's a baby robot and a grandpa robot. How the hell do they age?? ;) <BR/><BR/>ANYWAY... I guess, in the end, it would be really weird to see a worldly baby walking around. Heehee... Have you ever seen The Tin Drum? It's been eons since I saw or read it, but if I recall, the kid is trapped at the age of 8 or 9 or something and his mind ages, but his body doesn't. There are some VERY disturbing scenes, as a result... <BR/><BR/>So I'm happy Richard is the age he is. :) But I totally understand the question.Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-27542304760690469632009-01-31T21:23:00.000-05:002009-01-31T21:23:00.000-05:00I know that Christian and Kate's horse are classif...I know that Christian and Kate's horse are classified as undead (though not quite zombies)...<BR/><BR/>As for the ageless, I would think that immortality may also affect growth to some degree. It think that the body growth rate decreases with time: that being childhood is the same as mortals but adulthood is slower and old age is even slower.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036549649615941601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-36844708265022851132009-01-31T20:48:00.000-05:002009-01-31T20:48:00.000-05:00I was thinking exactly the same thing about the wh...I was thinking exactly the same thing about the white tennis shoe when I couldn't sleep last night. Maybe Christian was buried with no shoes and when he was 'resurrected' on the island he needed some footwear! Does this mean That Christian Shepherd is more than a ghost, as ghosts wouldn't be in need of footwear?<BR/><BR/>I was also thinking last night that Aaron might be Jacob which would explain why Christian and Claire are happy to hang out in the cabin.<BR/><BR/>Also.....if Richard Alpert is timeless or immortal or whatever why does he remain the particular age that he is? I've always wondered this about immortality - why do 'immortals' grow to a certain age (usually their thirties) and then stay at that age? Not that I can think of many examples of immortals - maybe I'm thinking of Greek Gods or something. Didn't get much sleep last night. Lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-63169786164189413052009-01-31T17:00:00.000-05:002009-01-31T17:00:00.000-05:00I still the think the 'big clue we missed' in the...I still the think the 'big clue we missed' in the Pilot is the white tennis show hanging on a piece of bamboo near Jack. I didn't think this until the Mobisode "And So It Begins" was released, but then it made sense. Christian always wore those shoes, white tennis shoes, in all of his Island appearances for the first few years of the show along with that blue suit. <BR/><BR/>Still not sure what it means--never got around to writing up a theory on it. But my hunch is the white tennis shoe is the clue we missed.KeepingAwakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805933064295248700noreply@blogger.com